When You Want Out: Psalm 135
When You Want Out Psalm 135 Not always OUT of our troublous times, And the struggles fierce and grim, But IN—deeper IN—to our one sure rest, The place of our peace, in Him. Annie Johnson Flint If only. If only __________, then I would feel less stressed, happier, calmer, trust more, not worry so much, be more Christ-like. For many of us, we could quickly and easily fill in the blank. We have those things in our lives that we just want to see changed. We have situations or people in our lives that we think if they were just different, better, less problematic, we would be better. We may not actually say the first sentence, but our emotions, attitudes, and fears suggest that’s what we truly believe. Our happiness, joy, hope, and peace have become intertwined with these realities of our lives. Realities we would change, if we could. And not just our present realities. We look to the days ahead and, for some, we feel fear not hope, anxiousness instead of anticipation. The troubles of ...